Nicolás Uriarte (born 21 March 1990) is an Argentine professional volleyball player. He was a member of the Argentina national team and a participant at the Olympic Games London 2012. At the professional club level, he plays for Sada Cruzeiro.[1]

Nicolás Uriarte
Personal information
NicknameEl Sabroso
Born (1990-03-21) 21 March 1990 (age 34)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Spike340 cm (134 in)
Block320 cm (126 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current clubSada Cruzeiro
Number5
Career
YearsTeams
2007–2008
2008–2009
2009–2010
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012–2013
2013–2017
2017–2018
2018–2019
2019–2020
2020–2022
2022–
La Unión de Formosa
Mendoza Voley
Zinella Volley
M. Roma Volley
Boca Juniors
Buenos Aires Unidos
Skra Bełchatów
Sada Cruzeiro
Vôlei Taubaté
Bolívar Voley
Narbonne Volley
Sada Cruzeiro
National team
2009–2021 Argentina
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Argentina
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara
CSV South American Championship
Silver medal – second place 2011 Brazil
Silver medal – second place 2013 Brazil

Personal life

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Uriarte was born in Buenos Aires. His father, Jon Uriarte, is a former volleyball player, bronze medallist at the Olympic Games (Seoul 1988), and a previous head coach of the Australia men's national volleyball team.

Career

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Club

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In 2013, he signed a contract with PGE Skra Bełchatów and won the Polish Champion title in 2014.[2][3] On 8 October 2014, his team won the Polish SuperCup.[4] In February 2015, he signed a next two–year contract with Skra until 2017.[5] On 7 February 2016, he won the Polish Cup after beating ZAKSA in the final.[6]

Honours

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Club

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Youth national team

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  • 2006   CSV U19 South American Championship

Individual awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Sada Cruzeiro traz de volta o levantador argentino Uriarte, com quem venceu cinco títulos em 2017/18". sadacruzeiro.com.br (in Portuguese). 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Nicolas Uriarte siatkarzem PGE Skry Bełchatów". sport.onet.pl (in Polish). 30 April 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  3. ^ "PGE Skra Bełchatów mistrzem Polski 2014". sport.onet.pl (in Polish). 27 April 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  4. ^ "PGE Skra zdobyła ENEA Super Puchar w piłce siatkowej mężczyzn 2014". pzps.pl (in Polish). 9 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Conte i Uriarte na dłużej w PGE Skrze". polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 20 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  6. ^ "POLISH CUP M: Venture of all time – Skra win trophy after annulling 3-8 in tie-break!". worldofvolley.com. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
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